Honestly, all I've ever done is write what I want. I plan to keep doing that.
Books + Films
★★★★★ —Amazon
★★★★★ —Amazon
Kinfolk Travel: Slower Ways to See the World - Coffee table book exploring the art of mindful travel with Kinfolk, the pioneers in “slow living,” and their philosophy of simplicity, authenticity, intentionality and community. With half a million copies in print, the Kinfolk series has applied this philosophy to entertaining (The Kinfolk Table), interior design (The Kinfolk Home), and living with nature (The Kinfolk Garden). I’m proud to be one of the contributing writers as they turn their attention to “slow travel,” offering readers a road map for planning trips that foster meaningful connections with local people and authentic experiences of local culture.
Ode - A book series featuring the beauty, concepts and communities of rustic places we love, starting with the remote island of Orcas in the Pacific Northwest. Produced with Sara Farish. Recipient of the Nautilus Prize in 2020.
Pornology/A Nice Girl Like You (Running Press/Random House)-A featured book pick in Elle (UK), Cosmo (Germany) and Latina magazine. Pornology was made into a feature film entitled “A Nice Girl Like You,” starring the talented Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars, Truth or Dare), and Jackie Cruz (Orange is the New Black) produced by Affirmative Entertainment & CaliWood Pictures. I am also a co-executive producer on the movie. Friend, Pulitzer nominee, and award-winning film composer Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, The Proposal, Sex and the City I/II, Wakefield) composed the score, and long time friend Tricia Halloran was the music supervisor. Book available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
★★★★★ —Amazon
The Arc Of Taste - In-progress novel about a young woman learning that the spectrum of love is as far ranging as the spectrum of sexual attraction.
About Face - About Face is a stunning critically-acclaimed limited-edition coffee table book shot by celebrity photographer John Russo. Includes inspiring quotations and black and white portraits shot on vintage film of Hollywood's most recognizable young male stars. I was the editor on this book and worked closely with amazing art director, Becca Frank, and publisher Pixie Press Worldwide.
★★★★★ —Amazon
Lenny Dykstra: A Memoir Of Life On The Edge (Harper Collins)-With husband and critically-acclaimed novelist, Samuel W. Gailey, worked closely with Dykstra and Harper Collins editor, Peter Hubbard, to write and shape a story that has earned NY Times Bestseller, USA Today and Publisher Weekly Bestseller status.
"Gailey manages to master the laugh-out-loud anecdotes while baiting the reader's interest with real-world tips."—Austin Chronicle
"Skillfully blending memoir and investigative journalism, Carrillo-Gailey tells her story with hilarious, self-deprecating wit and extreme honesty..."
— Library Journal
“Pornology encourages readers to eliminate shame about desires, open dialogues about sex, and of course, make and conquer their own [sex] to-do lists.”—Pop Matters
MAGAZINES
Elle (UK) - Feature writing on my experiences writing and researching my book Pornology.
Tu Ciudad - A hip, critically-acclaimed bi-cultural magazine produced by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. I created and wrote the popular relationship column, Sex y LA, for the magazine for three years as well as conducted celebrity Q & A's and feature pieces. Optioned for TV adaptation in 2021 to CaliWood Pictures.
Sanctum - A sci-fi noir comic book, created with novelist Samuel W. Gailey and friends Timothy Halloran, Peter Lin of Coventry Automatik, Howard Wilson and Mike Zittel.
Latina - Essays on relationships and bicultural dating and marriages.
Alegria - Upscale bilingual lifestyle magazine. Feature writing and Designer Spotlights.
Cosmopolitan - Wrote about men, sex, and relationships, based on my work on my memoir.
Documentary Magazine - Feature on documentary filmmaker S.R. Bindler (Hands On A Hard Body), and various composers and directors.
Blogs & Websites
The Honest Woman - Home of The Honest Q & A and my blog.
Novel Lab - NovelLab.org is where we share advice for writers based on the literary coaching I do for publishers and clients and the Novel Lab Kids project, a free weekly writing workshop for teens I conduct with my husband, critically-acclaimed novelist Samuel W. Gailey.
PopSugar.com - Sharing articles on the Select Blogger column at this popular high-traffic site. PopSugar.com has a reach of 6.9 million viewers per month.
GirlFolk.com - I help mentor and inspire a group of amazing 13 yr. old girls on their new online magazine adventure entitled Girl Folk. Girl Folk is an outgrowth of Wondermint, a site I co-created with my 8-year-old daughter, which was designed for creative families and kids. It is the first lifestyle blog hosted by a kid and includes posts translated into Chinese & Spanish. Without advertising dollars spent, the DIY videos have earned 250k+ views in a very short amount of time and we have formed a partnership with FamilYES TV & Curious.com.
Editing
&
Ghostwriting
I have had the honor of helping out on literary projects for other writers, brands and publishers, including editing books and ghostwriting on projects with Penguin & Harper Collins, and content strategy for magazines and blogs.
Editing and ghostwriting projects have helped land writer clients top agents, critical acclaim from the likes of The New York Times, Esquire, and bestseller status on The New York Times and other major bestseller lists.
TV/Film
A Nice Girl Like You - “A Nice Girl Like You,” based on my book, stars Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), and Jackie Cruz (Orange is the New Black) and was produced by Affirmative Entertainment & CaliWood Pictures. Award-winning film composer Aaron Zigman (The Notebook, The Proposal, Sex & the City, Wakefield) composed the score, and long-time friend & DJ Tricia Halloran was the music supervisor. I was also a co-executive producer. The film spent two months at the top of the Apple iTunes movie list in 2020.
PBS - Writer on the series Now & Future Parent.
Centropolis Streamline - Indie feature film writer for producers Roland Emmerich, Peter Winther, Dean Devlin.
Showtime - Wrote for the series Dead Man's Gun. Nominated for a Writer's Guild of Canada Top Ten Award
Fox - Writer for the show The Visitor, produced by Roland Emmerich & Centropolis.
Representation
Film/TV - Amy Schiffman, Echolake Entertainment
Pornology Producers -Contact Jina Panebianco at CaliWood Pictures.
Books Foreign - Whitney Lee, The Fielding Agency.
Books U.S. - De Fiore & Co